just my rc.lua

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-- Standard awesome libraries
local gears = require("gears")
local awful = require("awful")


-- ===================================================================
-- User Configuration
-- ===================================================================

--require("widgets.wallpaper-blur")

local themes = {
   "pastel", -- 1
   "mirage"  -- 2
}

-- change this number to use the corresponding theme
local theme = themes[2]
local theme_config_dir = gears.filesystem.get_configuration_dir() .. "/configuration/" .. theme .. "/"

-- define default apps (global variable so other components can access it)
apps = {
   network_manager = "nm-connection-editor", -- recommended: nm-connection-editor
   power_manager = "", -- recommended: xfce4-power-manager
   terminal = "alacritty",
   launcher = "rofi -normal-window -modi drun -show drun -theme " .. theme_config_dir .. "rofi.rasi",
   lock = "i3lock",
   screenshot = "scrot -e 'mv $f ~/Pictures/ 2>/dev/null'",
   filebrowser = "dolphin"
}

-- define wireless and ethernet interface names for the network widget
-- use `ip link` command to determine these
network_interfaces = {
   wlan = 'wlp1s0',
   lan = 'enp1s0'
}

-- List of apps to run on start-up
--local run_on_start_up = {
--   "picom --experimental-backends --config " .. theme_config_dir .. "picom.conf",
--   "redshift",
--   "unclutter",
--   "yakuake",
--   "nm-applet",
--   "clight",
--   "bluetoothctl power on"
--}

local run_on_start_up = {
   "picom --experimental-backends --config " .. theme_config_dir .. "picom.conf",
   "redshift",
   "unclutter"
}


-- ===================================================================
-- Initialization
-- ===================================================================


-- Import notification appearance
require("components.notifications")

-- Run all the apps listed in run_on_start_up
for _, app in ipairs(run_on_start_up) do
   local findme = app
   local firstspace = app:find(" ")
   if firstspace then
      findme = app:sub(0, firstspace - 1)
   end
   -- pipe commands to bash to allow command to be shell agnostic
   awful.spawn.with_shell(string.format("echo 'pgrep -u $USER -x %s > /dev/null || (%s)' | bash -", findme, app), false)
end

-- Import theme
local beautiful = require("beautiful")
beautiful.init(gears.filesystem.get_configuration_dir() .. "themes/" .. theme .. "-theme.lua")

-- Initialize theme
local selected_theme = require(theme)
selected_theme.initialize()

-- Import Keybinds
local keys = require("keys")
root.keys(keys.globalkeys)
root.buttons(keys.desktopbuttons)

-- Import rules
local create_rules = require("rules").create
awful.rules.rules = create_rules(keys.clientkeys, keys.clientbuttons)

-- Define layouts
awful.layout.layouts = {
   awful.layout.suit.tile,
   awful.layout.suit.floating,
   awful.layout.suit.max,
}

-- remove gaps if layout is set to max
tag.connect_signal('property::layout', function(t)
   local current_layout = awful.tag.getproperty(t, 'layout')
   if (current_layout == awful.layout.suit.max) then
      t.gap = 0
   else
      t.gap = beautiful.useless_gap
   end
end)

-- Signal function to execute when a new client appears.
client.connect_signal("manage", function (c)
   -- Set the window as a slave (put it at the end of others instead of setting it as master)
   if not awesome.startup then
      awful.client.setslave(c)
   end

   if awesome.startup and not c.size_hints.user_position and not c.size_hints.program_position then
      -- Prevent clients from being unreachable after screen count changes.
      awful.placement.no_offscreen(c)
   end
end)


-- ===================================================================
-- Client Focusing
-- ===================================================================


-- Autofocus a new client when previously focused one is closed
require("awful.autofocus")

-- Focus clients under mouse
client.connect_signal("mouse::enter", function(c)
   c:emit_signal("request::activate", "mouse_enter", {raise = false})
end)


-- ===================================================================
-- Screen Change Functions (ie multi monitor)
-- ===================================================================


-- Reload config when screen geometry changes
screen.connect_signal("property::geometry", awesome.restart)


-- ===================================================================
-- Garbage collection (allows for lower memory consumption)
-- ===================================================================


collectgarbage("setpause", 110)
collectgarbage("setstepmul", 1000)